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Hussein Kanji is the Founder and Managing Partner of Hoxton Ventures, one of Europe's leading early-stage firms with mega wins in the form of Darktrace and Deliveroo. Hussein cut his teeth in venture at Accel Partners in his early years.  In Today's Episode with Hussein Kanji We Discuss: 1. How to Raise a Fund:  What are Hussein's biggest lessons from his first fund taking 39 months to raise? Why does Hussein believe you should fundraise for a set amount of time and not to achieve a certain amount of capital? Does Hussein believe governments should be investing in venture funds? What are the biggest mistakes Hussein sees emerging managers make when raising? 2. How to 10x a Fund: What is Hussein's formula for knowing when to sell an investment? How did Hussein miss out on making $400M in Darktrace? What did he learn from it?  How much money did Hoxton make from Deliveroo? How did doing 37x on Deliveroo impact how Hussein invests today? 3. How to Build a Team in Venture: Why does Hussein believe the incentive mechanism for young VCs is broken? Why do they just want to get cash out the door and not worry about quality? Why is it hard to hire female partners today? What needs to happen for this to change? What are the single biggest ways that venture partnerships break down? What went wrong between Hussein and his partner, Rob? 4. Is Europe Totally F*******: Why does Hussein believe small seed rounds are a massive problem in the UK? Why does Hussein believe the dire state of the London Stock Exchange is not a problem? Why does Hussein advise companies that the best way to scale is in the US? What advice would Hussein give to Keir Starmer on how to stimulate growth in the UK? Why does AI mean that the UK can now compete with the US?    

James is a General Partner at Airtree Ventures and this is a very rare public interview with him, we understand his first since 2018. James has a particular interest in software, infrastructure and fintech and led Airtree's investments in A Cloud Guru, Constantinople, DroneDeploy, Zepto, Buildkite and Secure Code Warrior.Prior to joining Airtree, James spent 15 years working in the US, UK and Asia. He was Vice President at Accel Partners, the VC fund behind Slack, Dropbox, Facebook and Spotify.James was born in Canberra and now lives in Sydney, Australia.Hosted by Vidit Agarwal, Founder of Curiosity Center and The High Flyers Podcast.It's now time to explore your curiosity. If you're keen to discuss sponsorship and partnering with us, email us at vidit@thehighflyerspodcast.com today! ***CLICK HERE to read show notes from this conversation. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterGet in touch with our Founder and Host, Vidit Agarwal directly hereContact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! ***The High Flyers Podcast re-imagines the traditional notion of a "high flyer" and is a premier product of the Curiosity Center. The podcast showcases the journeys of relatable role models from their sunrise (childhood) to today. Listeners love the unique and direct inside access to these relatable role models, companies and industries in every walk of life to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.170+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal on the show from around the world including Heads of state, Olympians, Business and cultural leaders, Social Advocates, Investors, Entrepreneurs and more. Past guests include: Anil Sabharwal, Mark Suster, Ahmed Fahour, Holly Ransom, Daniel Petre, Paul Bassat, Simon Holmes a Court, Michael Traill, Osher Gunsberg, Ed Cowan, Carol Schwartz, Wyatt Roy, Jack Zhang, Martijn Wilder, Holly Kramer and more.The Curiosity Center is your on-demand intelligence hub for knowledge, connections and growth to achieve your potential, everyday. Join 200,000+ Investors, Founders, Decision Makers and Emerging Leaders. Learn with the world's best at www.curiositycenter.xyz***

Nand Mulchandani joined the Central Intelligence Agency as its first-ever Chief Technology officer in 2022, but his career started a long way from Langley.  With degrees from Cornell, Harvard, and Stanford, he spent more than 25 years in tech as a serial entrepreneur and senior executive.  He then served as the Chief Technology Officer and Acting Director of the U.S. Department of Defense Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), before joining the CIA. In this episode of the Defense Tech Underground, Nand discusses working astride the worlds of Silicon Valley and Washington DC, and what the government can do to better adopt new technology for national security.  Nand discusses the importance of software-defined warfare, the role tech plays in the intelligence community, and why the US needs more technologists in government. This episode is hosted by Jeff Phaneuf and Kyle Kennedy.   Full Bio:  Nand Mulchandani joined the CIA as Chief Technology Officer in June 2022. In this role, he focuses on driving CIA's efforts in leveraging cutting-edge and future innovations to further CIA's mission. He previously served as the Chief Technology Officer and Acting Director of the U.S. Department of Defense Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC). Prior to that, he spent 25+ years in the technology industry as a serial entrepreneur and senior executive in the enterprise infrastructure and security software industry as co- founder & CEO of Oblix (acquired by Oracle), Determina (acquired by VMware), OpenDNS (acquired by Cisco), and ScaleXtreme (acquired by Citrix), and as an EIR at the venture capital firm Accel Partners. Mulchandani holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Cornell University, a Master of Science in Management from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and a Master of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Girish Mathrubootham is the founder and CEO of Freshworks, India's first SaaS company to list on NASDAQ. Today, Freshworks has over $596M in ARR with a $5.27BN market cap, with investors like Accel Partners, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, and CapitalG. Girish is also a founding member of SaaSBOOMi, Asia's largest community of founders and product builders, and has invested in over 60 startups. On top of that, Girish is also the Founder of Together Fund, a $150M fund focusing on Indian B2B companies going global from day 1. In Today's Episode with Girish Mathrubootham We Discuss: From Online Forum to the Founding of a $5BN Company: How did a horrible customer service experience prompt Girish to start Freshworks? What was the aha moment? What were Girish's biggest challenges founding Freshwork in 2010? How was building the first product? What worked? What didn't work? Biggest Lessons on Product, Pricing and People Scaling to $5.2BN: Why does Girish believe Indian companies have to win globally before winning India? What were Girish's biggest mistakes scaling Freshworks? What were his lessons? Why does Girish believe starting high and going down never works in software? When does Girish think is the best time to build the second product? How did Freshworks lose against Slack? What did he learn from the experience? The Biggest Lessons to Becoming the Best Leader: How has Girish's leadership style changed over time? What were Girish's biggest hiring mistakes? What was Girish's biggest challenge in building culture during COVID? What is one piece of advice Girish believes every CEO should follow? How India Will Become a Global Player in Tech, AI and Football: Why does Girish believe now is the time for India tech? What are the most common misconceptions of India tech? What traits does Girish look for in founders he invests in? What was Girish's biggest investment mistake? What did he learn from it?

Este es mi primer episodio de "The Startupeable Show" y no podría estar más agradecido de empezar con un invitado tan increíble.  Hoy conversé con Kevin Efrusy en el programa. Kevin se unió a Accel Partners en 2003 y fue el principal inversionista en empresas como Groupon, Couchbase y Facebook, que es probablemente una de las mejores inversiones  de todos los tiempos. La historia de cómo aprovechó una “mente preparada” para buscar y convencer a Mark Zuckerberg en 2005 de que aceptara el acuerdo de Accel le valió una seccion en el libro de Sebastian Mallaby 'The Power Law'.Kevin también puso en marcha las iniciativas de Accel en América Latina, que dieron lugar a inversiones en Despegar, Gympass, Nuvemshop y Quinto Andar. Ha sido un importante defensor del ecosistema de startups de Latinoamérica desde sus inicios, invirtiendo personalmente en dos de los principales fondos de riesgo de la región, Kaszek y Monashees, y ayudando a muchos otros fundadores.Para obtener lo mejor de las entrevistas:

EPISODE 1933: In this special KEEN ON show recorded at the DLD conference in Munich, Andrew talks to the Founder & CEO of Hidden Door, Hilary Mason, who peers behind the hidden door of AI, Gaming and StorytellingHilary Mason is the Founder & CEO of Fast Forward Labs, a machine intelligence research company, and the Data Scientist in Residence at Accel Partners. She co-founded HackNY, and she is a member of NYC Resistor.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.

In this episode you will learn:[00:00:00] Introduction[00:05:15] Building an Enduring Firm[00:08:00] Challenges of Partnership Culture[00:10:43] Personal Brand vs Firm Brand[00:13:00] Succession Planning[00:17:00] Long-Term Commitment[00:19:00] LP Relationships[00:20:55] Advantages of a Partnership[00:21:37] Benefits of Scale[00:21:52] Building a Great Firm and Naming[00:23:00] Soft Aspects of Building a Firm[00:24:59] Unifying Themes in Firms[00:27:00] Progression in Venture Capital[00:29:40] Motivation and Managing a Firm[00:31:20] Understanding Carry[00:35:00] Managing Long-Term Careers[00:39:07] Carry Allocation[00:42:45] Team Dynamics and Carry Distribution[00:43:50] Inclusion of Back-Office in Incentives[00:44:40] Building a Successful VC Firm[00:45:56] Firm Evolution[00:47:32] Transition to a Bigger Institution[00:49:25] Challenges in Talent Retention[00:53:00] Philosophical Differences and Firm Evolution[00:57:00] Risks in VC Industry[01:02:00] Solo GPs vs. Venture Firms[01:04:38] Building a Healthy VC FirmAboutHussein is a partner at Hoxton Ventures. He currently represents Hoxton on the boards of Avantia Law, Baseimmune, BeyondRisk, Biocortex, Biotx, DruidAI, Finesse, Fy!, Giraffe360, Kbox, Kitt, Luminary, Peptone, PillSorted, Raptor Supplies, Really Clever, Rensair, Replai, Replan, Skin Analytics, TourRadar and XYZ Reality, and serves as a board observer on Behavox and Karakuri. He previously served on the boards of Babylon Health (NYSE:BBLN), bd4travel (acquired by Dnata), Campanja (acquired by 24/7 Media), Darktrace (LSE:DARK), Deliveroo (LSE:ROO), Panakeia, SOCOS (acquired by Sophos), Yieldify (acquired by Publicis) and Vidya Health.Hussein serves on the board of UCLB, the commercialization company of UCL and also sits on the advisory board of GTO Partners, a tech mid-market buyout firm, and Landscape, a venture capital review site. Previously he served on the board of Tech Nation, a UK quasi non-governmental organization. In a personal capacity, he is an angel investor in Apex:E3, Builder.ai, Callaly, GoCardless, Mellizyme, MyGlamm, Reachdesk and Signpost.While forming Hoxton, he helped Eros STX Global develop ErosNow, an online streaming video platform for Bollywood. Prior to Hoxton, Hussein was an associate with Accel Partners. He joined Accel from Microsoft Corporation. Earlier in his career, he worked with three startups, Safe-View (acquired by L-3), Radiance Technologies (acquired by Comcast) and Studio Verso (acquired by KPMG).Hussein holds an MBA from London Business School and did his undergraduate studies in Symbolic Systems at Stanford University.He stubbornly refuses to swear allegiance to a monarch and remains a proud American.

In this episode we talk about overcoming fear of failure with Sarah Amico, Chair of Jack Cooper Holdings, North America's largest car hauling company and Women-Owned Enterprise. We discuss Sarah's journey building a company where she employs thousands of hard working union workers, in the midst of the auto workers strike. Her approach to managing setbacks when she was the Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor in Georgia and ran alongside Stacey Abrams, as well as her 2020 senate race, and the bias women face when it comes to risk taking. About SarahSarah Riggs Amico is the Chairperson of Jack Coopers Holding Corp., America's largest North America's largest car hauling company and Women-Owned Enterprise. In this capacity, Sarah oversees the Company's Board, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Human Capital Development. Prior to joining Jack Cooper, Sarah was the Head of Strategic Planning at APA Talent and Literary Agency in Beverly Hills. Sarah, began her tenure in media at the William Morris Agency in both Beverly Hills and New York across a variety of departments, including The Mailroom Fund, a seed capital fund raised in partnership with AT&T, Venrock and Accel Partners. During her time in the entertainment industry, she worked on initiatives for some of the world's largest and most recognizable brands, including Time Inc., Reader's Digest, Amtrak, Harry & David, and Virgin America Airlines. Sarah received her B.A. in Politics from Washington & Lee University and M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Aside from her Corporate America career, Sarah was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in Georgia, running alongside Stacey Abrams in 2018. Sarah ran again in 2020 for the U.S. Senate. Click here for Sarah's full bio and show notes. If you enjoyed the episode share it with a friend and don't forget to leave us a review. If you are ready to take your career to the next level, apply to join our community of professional women, all eager to help you get there and stay there. Check out our VEST Membership and apply today! www.VESTHer.co

Ready to be captivated by the art of resilience and power of creativity? Our guest, Jason Mayden, takes us on an journey through the intersection of design and culture. We step into a realm where self-determination fuels the potential of our youth and the power of servitude and its role as an act of altruistic rebellion, and its significance in a culture of love. Jason joins Ruben to explore the complexities of resilience and self-acceptance, unraveling their role in shaping our relationship with ourselves and others. Drawing lessons from the life of Michael Jordan, Jason dives deep into the power of divine providence in shaping our destiny and what it was like working side-by-side with one of the greatest champions of all time. Jason offers unique insights into the misunderstandings surrounding design and its potential as an asset class. We take a look at the advantages of the barter system, the importance of self-assessment, and how learning technical language can boost creativity. Lastly, we reflect on the importance of fostering a culture of love and the power of pivoting in the face of challenges. How does Jason live through love? “Unconditional love requires me to let go and forgive a lot. The way that we're mostly oppressed is through anchoring ourselves or tethering ourselves to the spirit of offense. And once you allow the world to offend you now you get walking around with justifications for your anger and your rage and everything is just like well, yeah, of course. And that just robs you of your ability to contribute to the tapestry of humanity.” "To pull something from your imagination and to have the audacity to put it into the real world. Repeatedly Like it takes a certain amount of youthfulness, it takes a certain amount of resilience, it takes a certain amount of self-determination, because you constantly have to fight against your insecurities in order to keep producing." - Jason Mayden ----- In this episode, you will learn… The Power of Resilience: Jason explains how resilience and self-determination are key attributes in unlocking potential in our youth and fostering a culture of love. Importance of Creativity: The conversation explores the intricate role of design in creativity and education. Jason argues that creativity is not just about skills or talent but about asking the right questions and problem-solving. Influence of Sports Figures: Mayden draws inspiration from sports icons like Michael Jordan, emphasizing the importance of dedication, loyalty, and the concept of meritocracy. Significance of Love and Restraint: The episode discusses the power of divine providence and how our creative endeavors can shape our destinies, highlighting the importance of delayed gratification, unconditional love, and the strength in exercising restraint. ----- "Design for me is not the act of creativity, it's the questions we ask. Designers ask the best questions and if you ask the right question you can get an answer that helps the most amount of people.” - Jason Mayden About the guest: Jason Mayden is MS Designer, Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Accel Partners, CEO + Founder Super Heroic, and Media Design Lecturer at Stanford d.school.  He is a designer, educator, and entrepreneur dedicated to the advancement of diverse creative youth. Follow Jason @jasonmayden ----- Follow Ruben on Instagram Watch and subscribe to Live Through Love on YouTube An Operation Podcast original in collaboration with Live Through Love Media

Todd Sullivan   I specialize in helping my fellow founders create the exits they deserve. My team and I at Exitwise.com help each business owner hire and manage the best team of M&A experts from our global network of industry specialized, investment bankers, M&A attorneys and tax accountants, to minimize the risk of a failed engagement and to maximize the outcome for every client. We serve our fellow founders and business owners in more than 200 middle and lower middle market industries including aerospace and defense, specialty manufacturing, business services, tech enabled services, FinTech, EdTech, HCM, Gaming, SaaS, Marketplaces, eCommerce, IoT, HealthTech, Ad/MarTech, Med Device, SportsTech, CloudTech and many more industries. I have been fortunate enough to have thoroughly enjoyed my entrepreneurial journey over last 20 years building and selling four businesses. I have learned how to launch, fund, grow and sell software and manufacturing businesses. Now I am eager to share my insights and experience with my fellow founders to ensure that each of you can create the exits you, your families and your employees deserve. As an entrepreneur, my ventures have been funded by Accel Partners, Lightbank, Great Oaks Ventures, New Enterprise Ventures, CSA Partners, Detroit Venture Partners and various angel groups. As a private investor and venture partner, I have been honored to invest in entrepreneurs who are developing solutions to improve how businesses and individuals work, connect, transact and perform.   Awards: "Top 20 Entrepreneur" - Zell-Lurie Institute @ UofM "Top Wireless Startup" - CTIA "Top 50 Award" - TechCrunch50 "Entrepreneur of the Year"​ - Ross School of Business   We talk about: When there is a timeline with a goal to get acquired, how does that impact the operations of a company? What is the best way for a founder to mentally prepare for an exit? How does the sale complexity  change with the dollar amount involved in the transaction? What areas do sellers seem to have the most confusion over in the sales process?     And much more     Connect with Todd https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddfsullivan/ todd@exitwise.com

Pushkar Mukewar is helping small and medium sized businesses on three continents survive and scale with his growing fintech platform. The startup, Drip Capital, has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Raison Asset Management, Accel Partners, Sequoia Capital, and TI Platform Management.

On Today's Episode: Interested in investing in the Clean Energy and Climate Tech Boom!?! Buckle up, bc it can be a bumpy ride. Few have the direct operational experience that today's guest does, and he's placing some very specific bets through his latest venture, Energy Transition Ventures. We recently had one of his portfolio company founders, Karin Calvinho, on the show, and I legitimately think it was one of our best episodes in a long while…now you can learn more about the guy and the Fund that believes she'll change the world.In today's podcast, host Nico Johnson interviews energy expert Craig Lawrence to discuss how his venture capital fund is accelerating the shift to cleaner, cheaper, and more sustainable energy. With more than 25 years of experience in venture capital, engineering, product, and executive roles, Craig has been at the forefront of the cleantech industry since its early days. Now he's honing in on promising startups as a partner and co-founder at Energy Transition Ventures (ETV). Houston-based ETV emerged from stealth in 2021 intent on supporting early-stage North American companies focused on distributed energy, electrification, mobility, and resource efficiency.He and his partner Neal Dikeman believe the most important things they can do is help build successful companies that will ultimately have a significant impact on decarbonization. Craig shares their investment thesis through the lens of the companies the fund invests in, which include several that will be familiar to regular SunCast listeners.Craig's current role reflects his deep industry expertise. While leading energy investing at Accel Partners, Craig oversaw successful investments in early-stage cleantech companies, including SunRun and OPower, both of which have become leaders in their respective fields. Craig has also held senior executive roles at companies driving the energy transition, such as Treverity, SolarBridge Technologies, and SunEdison.As a former practice lead at IDEO, he helped energy tech startups launch innovative products and services. He is also an inventor, holding patents on products ranging from portable fuel cells to office furniture. With a B.S. in engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University, Craig brings a unique blend of technical knowledge and creative problem-solving to the energy industry.Tune in to this episode to learn from Craig's wealth of experience and gain insights into the future of sustainable energy. If you want to connect with today's guest(s), you'll find links to their contact info in the show notes on the blog at https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/.SunCast is presented by Sungrow, the world's most bankable inverter brand.You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you at www.mysuncast.com/sponsors.Remember, you can always find resources, learn more about today's guest(s) and explore recommendations, book links, and more than 583 other founder stories and startup advice at www.mysuncast.com.You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on:Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/nicomeoLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus

Twice a month, the super{set} community comes together for a weekly call - often featuring fireside chats with outside speakers and friends of the super{set} Hive. On one such call, we were pleased to welcome Arthur Patterson - founder of the venture capital firm Accel and an investor in Tom and Vivek's previous companies, Rapt and Krux.At super{set}, we adamantly are not VCs. That said, we partner with VCs during our company build-outs, and there's a lot to learn from the best venture capitalists. Arthur Patterson is perhaps one of the greatest VCs of all time, founding Accel as an upstart in 1983 and building out the firm to become the powerhouse it is today. Tom and Vivek discuss specialization and the benefit of enduring focus, FORTRAN programming, Accel's concept of “the prepared mind,” the benefit of tailwinds and being at the right place at the right time, and the joy of repetition and delayed gratification in entrepreneurship.Learn more about how we at super{set} found and build data-driven companies at superset.com.

Sarah Paiji Yoo is the CEO & co-founder of Blueland, a sustainable cleaning & home essentials brand on a mission to eliminate single-use plastics from our homes. She attended Harvard for her undergrad and MBA, worked at McKinsey out of college and then in private equity, then founded her first startup, a mobile shopping platform called Snapette, after business school. Snapette went on to be featured in NYTimes, Oprah, Today Show, Forbes, TechCrunch, WWD, Glamour and was named one of The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. Snapette was backed by top-tier Silicon Valley VCs including Accel Partners and Forerunner Ventures and was sold after three years. Sarah went on to become a founding partner of LAUNCH, a venture studio that has incubated leading DTC brands like M. Gemi, Follain, and Rockets of Awesome. While on maternity leave she learned about the microplastics in our water supplies and was inspired to start Blueland in 2019. Blueland is a sustainability-driven brand that has been featured in NYTimes, WSJ, Vogue, and The Today Show as well as on Shark Tank. They've raised $35M to date from investors including Prelude Growth Partners as well as celebrity investors like Justin Timberlake and Adrien Grenier. In this conversation we discuss: Sarah's background including what she got out of her MBA experience Why she decided to start Blueland How her cultural upbringing impacted how she thinks about family, motherhood & success How she navigates being the face of her brand Her top tip for hiring great talent that she's learned from being a serial entrepreneur The main advice she'd give to early stage founders For more info: Blueland (website) Blueland TikTok & Instagram Sarah's Instagram

Fashinza is an AI-driven B2B marketplace for global fashion supply chains. They make it exceptionally easy for international brands to access design to delivery in as fast as 4 weeks with very low minimums. Fashinza offers access to a transparent production process that can be monitored 24/7 with 100% control enabled by their revolutionary FactoryOS. Their goal is to create a sustainable (i.e. net positive) supply chain by 2030 and empower SMB manufacturers with Industry 4.0 solutions. Fashinza has a roster of over 250 factories that currently serves 200+ brands across 6 countries, including the United States, Canada, UAE and India. The company was co-founded in 2020 by serial entrepreneurs Pawan Gupta, Abhishek Sharma, and Jamil Ahmad. In May of 2022, they announced Series B funding round totaling $100M USD, after 12 months of 10x business-growth crossing $150 million in annualized GMV run rate. --- https://fashinza.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/fashinza/ Pawan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fashinza, building the future of fashion manufacturing industry using data and cloud that is more sustainable, ethical, inclusive, fast, and efficient. Fashinza is funded by leading VCs, Accel Partners (Facebook, Slack, Flipkart), and SAIF Partners (PayTM, Swiggy). Previously Pawan co-founded Curofy, which is today India's largest network of Doctors in India with over 50% of Indian doctors discussing patient cases with their peers to provide extremely quick and better diagnoses to their patients. Curofy was VC funded and got acquired by a large US corporate, Edifecs in an all-cash deal in 2017. Pawan is a mission-driven entrepreneur who believes in using technology and entrepreneurship to bring meaningful change in the lives of the most needy. He was part of Forbes India's 30 under 30 in 2018, Rising Stars by Bloomberg TV, and Young Turks by CNBC. He has also written guest columns in leading publications and has spoken at global events. Pawan Gupta, CEO and Co-Founder at Fashinza --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawaniitd/ Abhishek is the Co-Founder and COO of Fashinza, a global tech-enabled manufacturing company helping Fashion brands source apparel using data and cloud that is more sustainable, ethical, inclusive, fast, and efficient. Fashinza is funded by leading VCs, Accel Partners, Elevation Capital, Prosus Ventures (Naspers), Westbridge, and ADQ UAE. He hasextensive experience in product & technology, building start-ups like Flipkart (India's leading eCommerce platform acquired by Walmart), LimeRoad, Curofy (acquired by RoundGlass USA) & BharatPe. He is also a writer and guest author for ProductSchool, Hackernoon, Prototypr, and Noteworthy Abhishek Sharma, Co-Founder & COO at Fashinza -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishekksharma/ In Episode 52 Richard talks with Pawan Gupta and Abhishek Sharma, Co-Founders of Fashinza, about: 00:01:05 : Meet Pawan Gupta and Abhishek Sharma 00:03:40 : Pawan and Abhishek's beginnings in manufacturing. 00:09:13 : What it's like to be a startup person in India today. 00:14:21 : How India's entrepreneurial spirit is changing over time. 00:19:49 : Building manufacturing out of India. 00:26:16 : What does Fashions do and how does it work? 00:30:43 : What are some of the biggest challenges you're seeing in the manufacturing industry? 00:36:18 : What are the three P's that you're focused on with supply chain? 00:40:25 : What's some of the things that shocked people that you're already seeing that has the opportunity to be fixed? 00:44:05 : How to build a supply chain that adds value to your customers. 00:49:04 : The importance of integrating with other supply chain solutions. 00:52:31 : The importance of being a part of a larger tapestry. 00:57:28 : What are some of the things you can do in terms of circularity? 01:02:08 : What's coming in India? 01:05:23 : What's coming up for the company.

Many marquee companies have announced a series of layoffs. Even as the labour market uncertainty sets up an atmosphere of gloom, now maybe a good time to destigmatise layoffs. Companies typically lay off people due to business restructuring reasons more than on the grounds of performance. Still, employees experience a certain degree of shame while being let go. Setting the right tone for layoffs can help people adopt a more optimistic attitude while looking for the next job without losing face. In this episode, Kamal Karanth, host of the people@work series, discusses the cyclicity of hiring boom and retrenchment drives with Narayan Thammaiah, Chief People Officer at Accel Partners, and a certified business coach. People@work is a special series from businessline. Each week, Kamal, a veteran talent specialist and co-founder of a staffing solutions firm Xpheno, talks to business leaders and experts on the most trending human resource topics. (Produced by Akshaya Chandrasekaran) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-line/message

When Niraj Singh started up Spinny, the used-car market in India was already crowded with cash-rich competitors. More and more Indian buyers were leaning towards buying pre-owned cars because of the better value they offered but the landscape was still full of potholes and barriers. There were few trusted intermediaries, and no convenient way for buyers to go through the sea of options or for sellers to find the right price. That is where Spinny came in. Niraj Singh founded the full-stack platform for buying and selling used cars in 2015, together with friends Ramanshu Mahaur, a fellow alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi, and Mohit Gupta, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad, who moved from Flipkart to join as operations head. A car lover himself, Singh wanted to address the pain points in the sale and purchase of a used car. “When you're buying your first car, it's a very important, very aspirational, very emotional purchase for you, and your entire family. It was very clear that we are not going just after the used-car market opportunity, but we are going to solve (an issue) of trust, experience and aspirations of people,” he said in an interview with Pankaj Mishra, co-founder of the digital media publication FactorDaily, a journalist tracking start-ups, with over two-and-a-half decades of professional experience. Sellers put in a request to sell their cars on the website. If it passes a 200-point test by an inspection team, Spinny sets a price, features the car on the site, and takes over the responsibility of selling the car. Buyers have the assurance of buying a Spinny-certified vehicle and the added benefit of a 1-year warranty. The company takes care of all the paperwork, from registration to title transfers. Among others, Spinny competes with OLX, Quikr and CarDekho in a market that was valued at $23 billion in the financial year 2021-2022 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19.5 per cent until FY 2026-27, according to a report by IndianBlueBook, an auto technology platform, and Das WeltAuto, the pre-owned car business of Volkswagen India. After starting operations in the National Capital Region (NCR), centered on Delhi, Spinny has expanded into Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Indore, Coimbatore, Lucknow and Kochi. It became a unicorn with a valuation of about $1.8 billion, when it raised $283 million last year from a consortium led by Abu Dhabi-based ADQ, Tiger Global and Avenir Growth. This interview is part of a special series brought to you by the Indian unit of Accel Partners, which has backed some of the most significant marketplaces that have come up in India including food delivery platform Swiggy, e-commerce company Flipkart, TaxiForSure, which offers ride-hailing services, and Urban Company, a provider of home cleaning, appliance repair, beauty treatment and handymen services to customers at their doorstep. Joining Pankaj Mishra in the chat is Niraj Singh, who at the time of founding Spinny, already had two start-ups behind him – TechMonkey, an Internet media company, and Locus Education, an IIT-JEE prep venture with offline and online presence. They dive into the details of going from a marketplace model to a direct full-stack model, the business of trust, and the basic rules of team building.

Cutting out the intermediary helps many industries. Not so in manufacturing. It needed a middle layer. Suppliers routinely failed to deliver on time, and customers failed to pay on time. To improve trust and speed, Amrit Acharya and Srinath Ramakkrushnan introduced Zetwerk as a B2B marketplace for manufacturing in 2018. Zetwerk began as a hub for steel fabrication. Within six months, its business went from a topline of ₹1 crore a month to ₹10 crore a month. Since then, the company has expanded into more than 10 categories and is valued at $2.7 billion today. The company has transformed the space with high-quality products, increased transparency, and fewer and shorter delays. The backbone of its operation is technology. It uses dashboards to track each order at various stages in real time so that suppliers can stay on schedule and customers can get regular updates. Manufacturing appealed to Amrit because he had dabbled in it fresh out of college. In several ways, it prepared him for starting up – because ‘building' things from scratch is common to both worlds. In this part of a series of conversations sponsored by Accel, Zetwerk CEO Amrit Acharya participated along with Prayank Swaroop of Accel Partners, who has backed the company right from the early days. They discuss the brass tacks of setting up a B2B marketplace with Pankaj Mishra. * Over the past decade and a half, new-age marketplaces in India have transformed how people buy and sell products and services. From Flipkart to Swiggy, Urban Company, and Zetwerk, each has reimagined "the bazaars," shaping the future of commerce and livelihood in India. Starting November 3rd, we will share stories from the trenches about building and scaling these marketplaces, along with foundational lessons from their journeys. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3DqT87o

Give someone a fish, you feed them for a day. Give someone reliable access to seafood in a supply-deprived industry, you go on to create a successful B2B marketplace for fish. Take it from Utham Gowda, the founder of Captain Fresh, an investment banker-turned-fisherman, so to speak. Three years after its birth in 2019, the company has raised $126.5 million in funding at a $500 million valuation. In an industry where the average level of spoilage is 20-30%, Captain Fresh manages to minimize waste in seafood shipments to 2-5%. It was in 2015, while scouting for viable sectors as an investment banker, that Gowda embarked on an aquatic adventure. He was helping a seafood player become IPO-ready. Some years of diving deep into fisheries revealed a fragmented, underserved industry begging for scientific solutions. There was a clear entrepreneurial opportunity, but few had even touched the space. Quite frankly, the waters were muddy. There was a combination of problems: High perishability, seasonality, varying tastes by region and so on. Gowda rose to that challenge with a combination of his own: Research, resources, and people. As an investment banker, he knows the importance of due diligence. As a single founder, he knows the importance of finding the right talent. And as someone who started up a little before COVID-19 hit, he knows the importance of planning and stress-testing. In this part of a series produced by Accel Partners, Gowda was joined by Barath Shankar Subramanian of Accel, a vegetarian who strongly backs the fish-fuelled business. In July 2021, after many Zoom calls between Subramanian's and Gowda's teams, Captain Fresh raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Accel. They talk to Pankaj Mishra, co-founder of digital media publication FactorDaily, about their journey. * Over the past decade and a half, new-age marketplaces in India have transformed how people buy and sell products and services. From Flipkart to Swiggy, Urban Company, and Zetwerk, each has reimagined "the bazaars," shaping the future of commerce and livelihood in India. Starting November 3rd, we will share stories from the trenches about building and scaling these marketplaces, along with foundational lessons from their journeys. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3DqT87o

Building company culture through a screen is a challenge more and more organizations are facing these days. The benefits of remote work will not go away, so how can organizations adapt and evolve to build a culture with everyone spread out? Our guest today is Jason Goldlist, CEO and Co-Founder of Venue, a remote-first meeting software for culture-obsessed companies. We talk about Jason's dedication to community throughout his career working at amazing companies like Wealthsimple, and how he got Slack's Founder, Stuart Butterfield and Accel Partners to back his startup.About Jason Goldlist:Jason Goldlist is the Co-Founder and CEO of Venue, he has been an operator with strong ties to community-building for the last 15 years. Prior to Venue, Jason was Head of Marketing and General Manager of Wealthsimple. He also Co-Founded TechTO, one of Canada's most prominent tech communities. He began his career at McKinsey and did his undergrad at the University of New Brunswick and his MBA at INSEAD.A word from our sponsor:At Ripple, we manage all of our fund expenses and employee credit cards using Jeeves. The team at Jeeves helped get me and my team setup with physical and virtual credit cards in days. I was able to allow my teammates to expense items in multiple currencies allowing them to pay for anything, anywhere at anytime. We weren't asked for any personal guarantees or to pay any setup or monthly SaaS fees.Not only does Jeeves save us time, but they also give us cash back on our purchases including expenses like Google, Facebook, or AWS every month. New users can earn up to 3% cashback for their first 90 days.The best part is Jeeves puts up the cash, and you settle up once every 30 days in any currency you want, unlike some other corporate card companies that make you pre-pay every month. Jeeves also recently launched its Jeeves Growth and Working Capital initiative for startups and fast-growing companies to enable more financial freedom for companies. The best thing of all is that Jeeves is live in  24 countries including Canada, US and many other countries around the world.Jeeves truly offers the best all-in-one expense management corporate card program for all startups especially the ones at Ripple and we at Tank Talks could not be more excited to officially partner with them. Listeners of Tank Talks can get set up with a demo of Jeeves today and take advantage of our Tank Talks special with a‍ $250 statement credit after the first $2,500 in spend or a $500 statement credit after the first $5000 in spend. Lastly, all Jeeves cardholders receive access to their Lounge Pass program and access to over 1300 airports globally.Visit tryjeeves.com/tanktalks to learn more.In this episode we discuss:02:37 Jason's journey into tech04:45 Why he leans towards counterintuitive decisions06:30 Lessons Jason took from working at McKinsey09:23 Working in sub Saharan Africa10:57 His experience working at Wealthsimple13:30 Judging his early career in terms of experience in the moment and in retrospect15:29 Jason's first role at Wealthsimple and how it grew19:18 How he worked on Culutre at Weathsimple20:05 Origins of TechTO23:17 What TechTO has accomplished27:25 How the pandemic and the TechTO events schedule inspired Venue30:18 Steps Jason and the Venue team took to help define the problem32:18 Why 2x2 analysis can sometimes deceptive34:20 Building Venue's MVP37:46 How venue is helping build culture and community in the remote world39:58 ROI casestudies for Venue43:09 How Venue's $4M seed came together47:21 The long-term vision for VenueFast Favorites*

Join us as we talk to Abhishek Goyal and Neha Singh, the Co-Founders of Tracxn about their story. Neha Singh pursued her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in technology from IIT Bombay. Later, in 2014, she completed her MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. She also served as an Associate with the BCG Group and an Investment Analyst with Sequoia Capital. Abhishek Goyal completed his Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur. In the IIT JEE Exam, he received an All India Rank of 60. Later, he served as a software engineer for organisations including Amazon, Yahoo, Andale, and Resume Pro. About Tracxn: Tracxn is one of the world's largest platforms for tracking 1.4 million entities through 1,800 feeds categorised across industries, sectors, sub-sectors, geographies, affiliations, and networks globally. It is powered by a unique blend of technical prowess and human analysts that filters through billions of data points to create one of the most useful data intelligence platforms. Tracxn has over 850 customer accounts worldwide, spread over 50 nations, and is backed by investors like Accel Partners and Sequoia. The Tracxn platform is also utilized by several governments, accelerators, incubators, and universities to track innovative businesses and industries. Tracxn has been featured in the Forbes Top 100 Global Analytics Startup List (2015), and Fortune 40 Under 40 (2018). For more visit - https://ajuniorvc.com/podcast/

In der Mittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Maximilian Mayer, Partner bei Activant Capital, über die erfolgreiche Erweiterung der Series-D-Finanzierungsrunde von Celonis in Höhe von 1 Milliarde US-Dollar, an der Activant Capital auch beteiligt war. Celonis ist ein deutsches Softwareunternehmen, welches Unternehmen dabei unterstützt, unentdeckte Ineffizienzen in ihren Geschäftsabläufen zu identifizieren und zu beheben, um ihre gesamte Performance zu verbessern. Das Celonis Execution Management System baut auf der Process-Mining-Technologie des Unternehmens auf und bietet Führungskräften und Anwendenden eine umfassende Plattform, um Prozesse zu optimieren, einen besseren Kundenservice zu bieten und den CO2-Ausstoß zu reduzieren. Celonis wurde im Jahr 2011 von Bastian Nominacher, Martin Klenk und Alexander Rinke in Forstern gegründet. Im Jahr 2014 verlegte das Unternehmen seinen Hauptsitz nach München und im Jahr 2015 belegte Celonis den ersten Platz des Technology Fast 50 Award. Seit 2018 ist das Startup mit einer Bewertung von über einer Milliarde US-Dollar zum Einhorn aufgestiegen. Der Process-Mining-Spezialist hat Tausende von Kunden, einen weiteren Hauptsitz in New York und verfügt weltweit über mehr als 20 Niederlassungen. Nun hat Celonis bekanntgegeben, dass sie zusätzliche Mittel in Höhe von 1 Milliarde US-Dollar eingesammelt haben. Die Finanzierung setzt sich aus einer Erweiterung der Series D in Höhe von 400 Millionen Dollar und einer freien Kreditlinie in Höhe von 600 Millionen Dollar bei einem Konsortium globaler Banken zusammen. Die Kreditlinie wird von KeyBanc Capital Markets geleitet, wobei Goldman Sachs, HSBC Ventures, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., die Citibank und die Deutsche Bank als Joint Lead Arranger fungierten. Zu dem Konsortium gehören außerdem RBC Capital Markets, die Silicon Valley Bank, SMBC, Citizens, MUFG sowie die Bank of America. Die Erweiterung der Series D um 400 Millionen US-Dollar wird von der Qatar Investment Authority angeführt und umfasst darüber hinaus neue Investoren wie Activant Capital, Neuberger Berman, Alta Park Capital und Commonfund Capital. Bestehende Investoren wie Arena Holdings, von T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. beratene Fonds und Kunden, Franklin Templeton, Durable Capital Partners LP, TCV, 83North, Accel Partners und Sator Grove haben sich ebenfalls an der Erweiterung der Finanzierungsrunde beteiligt. Unser Gesprächspartner Activant Capital ist eine globale Investmentfirma, die Partnerschaften mit wachstumsstarken Unternehmen eingeht, die den Handel verändern wollen. Seit der Gründung im Jahr 2015 hat der Risikokapitalgeber 4 Fonds aufgebracht, die ein Gesamtvolumen von 2,5 Milliarden US-Dollar aufweisen können. Zu den 53 Portfoliounternehmen gehören u.a. Shopify, WorkMotion und Deuna. Mit der frischen Runde steigt die Unternehmensbewertung von Celonis auf knapp 13 Milliarden US-Dollar an. Mit dem frischen Kapital möchte das Dekacorn seine Marktposition weiter ausbauen und sein Produktportfolio strategisch weiterentwickeln. One more thing wird präsentiert von OMR Reviews – Finde die richtige Software für Dein Business. Wenn auch Du Dein Lieblingstool bewerten willst, schreibe eine Review auf OMR Reviews unter https://moin.omr.com/insider. Dafür erhältst du einen 15€ Amazon Gutschein.

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here. Check out my latest podcast episode below: This podcast episode is sponsored by YieldX. YieldX is transforming income investing to bring its benefits to all investors. With YieldX, the outcome is income. NEWS HIGHLIGHT Nuri filed for insolvency today, two months after the Berlin-based digital bank announced layoffs as it struggled with the rout in cryptocurrency prices, economic uncertainty, and difficult funding environment FINTECH NEWS #apple Apple Pay is now available in Malaysia with three supporting banks namely Maybank, AmBank Group and Standard Chartered Bank. #moversandshakers ComplyAdvantage named Andrew Davies as Global Head of Regulatory Affairs. Luno has announced the hiring of Thomas Tudehope who come in as Luno's Global Head of Policy #donedeal A new £1 billion fintech fund to accelerate the growth of promising UK scale-ups is to be backed by a group of senior industry figures Capify launched a £40m fund for UK SMEs, to help manage operations through difficult trading conditions. Link here. CreatorDAO raises $20 million, in an ambitious bet on the creator economy. Backers include Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Paris Hilton among others. Link here. Appital secured an additional £1.7 million investment from Frontline Ventures and various angel investors to bring technological innovation and automation to equity markets. Link here. Dezerv has bagged $21 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel Partners. Also participating in the round were existing investors Matrix Partners India and Elevation Capital. Link here.

In this podcast episode, you will learn:According to Insik, what are the values, skillsets and dynamics of a great team? What should be the ideal size of a founding team?What are some things that the startup founders don't understand about VCs?When should startups think about forming a board, what is the role of the board and who should be a part of it?What is the role of a board member and an advisor?How does Insik assess a company that works with data; for example, a company working on data security for the cloud?What is an investment thesis and how do you come up with it? Do investors really need an investment thesis?What is the reason for the current VC funding winter and why a correction like this is needed for the startup ecosystem?AboutInsik is a General Partner at Vertex Ventures US and is a former founder of Loudcloud and Kiva Software, companies that helped shift enterprise technology categories. At Vertex US, he works with founders who are pursuing advancements in data science and machine learning, enterprise process automation, and real-time infrastructure.Prior to Vertex US, Insik served as General Partner at Rembrandt Venture Partners where he led investments in A Bit Lucky (acquired by Zynga), CloudOn (acquired by Dropbox), and Ooyala (acquired by Telstra). Before that, he was a Partner at Accel Partners, here investing and advising companies including Cloudera, Couchbase, Facebook, Mochi Media (acquired by Shanda), and Terracotta (acquired by Software AG).As the Co-founder and Chief Tactician of Loudcloud, which later was renamed Opsware, Insik helped create the cloud computing paradigm and the data center automation software category.Loudcloud IPO'ed and then was acquired by HP in 2007. His first company, Kiva Software created the Application Server Market market. Enterprises such as E*Trade, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo developed their first online sites using Kiva. Netscape acquired Kiva in 1997 for $180 million.He is currently on the boards of Testlio, Interana, Zepl, Cyberhaven, Evisort and Upsolver and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley and currently serves on the university's Executive Advisory Board for the College of Engineering. 

Guests: Avery Akkineni is the President at VaynerNFT, a consultancy that partners with the world's top intellectual property owners to develop market-leading NFT programs. VaynerNFT recently announced long-term NFT plans with their flagship client, Budweiser. In this episode, Avery Akkineni will talk about how she leads VaynerNFT in its mission to help the world's leading intellectual property owners navigate the wild and wonderful world of NFTs. It's an honor to have you on the show, Avery! Thibaut Predhomme is the Head of Operations & Chief of Staff at Sorare, well known for transforming online sports fandom and giving its community a new way to connect to the clubs and players that they love. With a monthly card sales volume of over $80M across 140 countries, Sorare is funded by a world-class team including Benchmark, Accel Partners, and footballers Gerard Piqué, Antoine Griezmann, and Rio Ferdinand. Thibaut Predhomme will share his perspective on NFTs and how Sorare achieved its success in the NFT space in the short span of 3 years. We're truly excited to have you on the show! Dr. Merav Ozair is a FinTech Professor at Rutgers Business School and a leading blockchain expert in NFTs, DeFi, DOAs, & Cryptocurrency. She has developed courses on blockchain and digital assets for both undergrads and graduate level while being the Research Director of the RBS Blockchain Hub. We're excited to dive into Dr. Ozair's vast knowledge and expertise in the NFT space.

This week in Indian startup news, Pine Labs files for confidential IPO in the US, Edtech startups looking to self-regulate the edtech sector and GlobalBees acquire three more D2C brands. In funding news, Lead School raises $100 million to become a unicorn, Refyne raises $82 million, FPL Technologies raises $75 million, and Curefoods raises $62 million. Pine Labs files for confidential IPO in the US: Indian fintech giant Pine Labs, which offers an end-to-end payment solution for merchants, has filed for a ‘confidential' IPO in the US - planning to raise around $500 million which would value the company anywhere between $5.5 to $7 billion. Unlike traditional IPOs, while filing a confidential IPO – a company does not need to disclose any details or their DRHP to the public until it is approved by the regulatory body. Edtech startups looking to self-regulate the edtech sector: A few weeks back, the Indian government had issued an advisory for parents and students - cautioning them against misselling done by some edtech companies. Amid all this, 15 edtech companies which include some of India's biggest edtech startups like Byju's, Unacademy, Vedantu, and upGrad have come together to set up an autonomous body called ‘India EdTech Consortium' under the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). With this, these companies want to create a self-regulatory code for the industry and adhere to a ‘common code of conduct'. GlobalBees acquires three more D2C brands: Thrasio-style D2C house of brands unicorn GlobalBees has acquired three more D2C brands this week - including The Butternut Company (a healthy snacks brand), Mush (a sustainable clothing brand) and Strauss (a sports and fitness equipment brand). With these acquisitions, GlobalBees already has 11 brands in their portfolio. The startup plans to acquire more than 100 brands within the next three years - across categories like FMCG, sports, lifestyle and home organisation. Lead School raises $100 million to become a unicorn: Edtech startup Lead School, which is focused on providing technology solutions to schools enabling them to conduct online classes via virtual classrooms, has raised $100 million in a round led by GSV Ventures and WestBridge Capital – making them India's 3rd unicorn this year. Refyne raises $82 million: Early wage access platform Refyne, which allows employees to access their salaries on-demand without waiting for the end of the month, has raised $82 million in a round led by Tiger Global Management. FPL Technologies raises $75 million: Fintech startup FPL Technologies, which operates credit scoring platform OneScore and issues its own credit card called OneCard, has raised $75 million from QED Investors, Janchor Partners, Sequoia Capital India, Matrix Partners and Hummingbird Ventures at a $750 million valuation. Curefoods raises $62 million: Cloud kitchen startup Curefoods has raised $62 million from Iron Pillar, Chiratae Ventures, Sixteenth Street Capital, Accel Partners and Binny Bansal (Flipkart co-founder).

Great conversation with Aya Kantorovich from FalconX. Discussion of the state of regulation, CeFi vs DeFi, BitMex, AML, AMM, liquidity etc. * DeFi opening finance and democratizing market accessibility for retail * CEX, DEX, or the same? Crypto juggling labels and what it means for traders. * Liquidity! Centralized and decentralized, what differentiates AMMs (Automated Market Makers) from centralized liquidity providers * The global landscape, we cover Cold War, Geopolitical tensions in Africa, China-US relations, and more * And finally, everyone's favorite, regulation! What does regulation mean for institutions, what questions should protocols ask themselves, what are good resources and next steps? About Aya Kantorovich Aya has spent the last few years scaling FinTech companies and currently drives Strategy and Operations at FalconX, an institutional digital asset trading platform backed by Accel Partners, Flybridge Capital and Lightspeed Ventures. Previously, Aya worked at Pantera Capital, the first cryptocurrency fund in the United States, founded in 2013, directly supporting Dan Morehead, CEO as well as Bill Healy, Pantera's President. Aya has worked intimately with over 60 portfolio companies prior to joining FalconX to expand adoption in the ecosystem. Prior to Pantera Capital, Aya was an Investment Manager at Tegus, a buy-side investor research startup focused on TMT investments, joining as the team's first-hire and scaling offices in both San Francisco and Chicago. Aya graduated with a double major in International Affairs and Finance from George Washington University.

Receba os novos episódios no seu e-mail: http://goo.gl/HbHUl2​ O Man in the Arena é um videocast sobre empreendedorismo e cultura digital apresentado por Leo Kuba e Miguel Cavalcanti. Neste episódio (#037​) Um bate-papo com Bruno Yoshimura, co-fundador e CTO do Kekanto, rede social sobre estabelecimentos que se baseia na opinião dos consumidores. Bruno criou seu primeiro site, Link Gratis, cinco anos antes de entrar na faculdade. O site se tornou um dos 50 mais acessados do Brasil naquela época. Começou a trabalhar com Startups em 2001, com 15 anos, quando entrou no MeuGrupo. Em 2002 desenvolveu o Maisvisitas, troca de pop-ups que aumenta em 50% a vizualização dos sites envolvidos. Ingressou no curso de ciências da computação na Universidade de São Paulo em 2004. Em 2006 fez estágio no escritório da Universidade de Harvard no Brasil, onde trabalhou com desenvolvimento de sites e base de dados. Em 2010 co-fundou o Kekanto. Desde então, a startup tornou-se uma das principais empresas de seu segmento, recebendo investimento de fundos como a Accel Partners e a Kaszek Ventures. Este episódio foi gravado na FIAP, no auditório do Campus Aclimação, e contou com participação de plateia de mais de duzentas pessoas. Para saber mais: Bruno Yoshimura: http://br.linkedin.com/in/brunoyoshimura Acompanhe e participe nos canais do Man in the Arena: YouTube: http://youtube.com/maninthearenatv​ Facebook fan page: http://facebook.com/maninthearenatv​ iTunes (Video): https://itunes.apple.com/br/podcast/m​... iTunes (Audio): https://itunes.apple.com/br/podcast/m​...​

O Man in the Arena é um videocast sobre empreendedorismo e cultura digital apresentado por Leo Kuba e Miguel Cavalcanti. Neste episódio (#102​) Um bate-papo com Eduardo Lima, CEO e co-fundador da eduK, a maior startup de educação da América Latina. Eduardo é formado em Engenharia de Controle e Automação pela PUC Minas e tem especialização em Engenharia de Software pela UVV. Após uma longa carreira como Engenheiro de Software nas indústrias de mineração e siderurgia, em 2007 se lançou como empreendedor em negócios de tecnologia e internet. Em 2013 co-fundou a eduK com Robson Catalan. A eduK é uma instituição de ensino online que reúne renomados experts para ensinar suas habilidades e ajudar seus alunos a transformarem suas paixões em negócios. Através de cursos online de curta duração, baseados em videoaulas de alta qualidade, a eduK é pioneira no conceito da edutainment no Brasil, oferecendo cursos de profissionalização nas áreas de gastronomia, artesanato, fotografia, moda, beleza, entre outros. Os cursos são transmitidos ao vivo e gratuitamente e, em seguida, são incorporados ao catálogo com mais de 600 opções, podendo ser acessados através de planos de assinatura, a partir de R$19,90 por mês. Com investimento da Accel Partners, Monashees Capital e Felicis Ventures, a eduK tem como principais sócios, Eduardo Lima, Robson Catalan e Bernardo Rezende (Bernardinho). O Man in the Arena tem apoio da Livraria Cultura. Para saber mais: eduK: http://www.eduk.com.br/​ Eduardo Lima: https://br.linkedin.com/in/eduardosou...​ Acompanhe e participe nos canais do Man in the Arena: YouTube: http://youtube.com/maninthearenatv​ Facebook: http://facebook.com/maninthearenatv​ iTunes (Audio): https://itunes.apple.com/br/podcast/m...

O Man in the Arena é um videocast sobre empreendedorismo e cultura digital apresentado por Leo Kuba e Miguel Cavalcanti. Neste episódio (#102​) Um bate-papo com Eduardo Lima, CEO e co-fundador da eduK, a maior startup de educação da América Latina. Eduardo é formado em Engenharia de Controle e Automação pela PUC Minas e tem especialização em Engenharia de Software pela UVV. Após uma longa carreira como Engenheiro de Software nas indústrias de mineração e siderurgia, em 2007 se lançou como empreendedor em negócios de tecnologia e internet. Em 2013 co-fundou a eduK com Robson Catalan. A eduK é uma instituição de ensino online que reúne renomados experts para ensinar suas habilidades e ajudar seus alunos a transformarem suas paixões em negócios. Através de cursos online de curta duração, baseados em videoaulas de alta qualidade, a eduK é pioneira no conceito da edutainment no Brasil, oferecendo cursos de profissionalização nas áreas de gastronomia, artesanato, fotografia, moda, beleza, entre outros. Os cursos são transmitidos ao vivo e gratuitamente e, em seguida, são incorporados ao catálogo com mais de 600 opções, podendo ser acessados através de planos de assinatura, a partir de R$19,90 por mês. Com investimento da Accel Partners, Monashees Capital e Felicis Ventures, a eduK tem como principais sócios, Eduardo Lima, Robson Catalan e Bernardo Rezende (Bernardinho). O Man in the Arena tem apoio da Livraria Cultura. Para saber mais: eduK: http://www.eduk.com.br/​ Eduardo Lima: https://br.linkedin.com/in/eduardosou...​ Acompanhe e participe nos canais do Man in the Arena: YouTube: http://youtube.com/maninthearenatv​ Facebook: http://facebook.com/maninthearenatv​ iTunes (Audio): https://itunes.apple.com/br/podcast/m...

Receba os novos episódios no seu e-mail: http://goo.gl/HbHUl2​ O Man in the Arena é um videocast sobre empreendedorismo e cultura digital apresentado por Leo Kuba e Miguel Cavalcanti. Neste episódio (#037​) Um bate-papo com Bruno Yoshimura, co-fundador e CTO do Kekanto, rede social sobre estabelecimentos que se baseia na opinião dos consumidores. Bruno criou seu primeiro site, Link Gratis, cinco anos antes de entrar na faculdade. O site se tornou um dos 50 mais acessados do Brasil naquela época. Começou a trabalhar com Startups em 2001, com 15 anos, quando entrou no MeuGrupo. Em 2002 desenvolveu o Maisvisitas, troca de pop-ups que aumenta em 50% a vizualização dos sites envolvidos. Ingressou no curso de ciências da computação na Universidade de São Paulo em 2004. Em 2006 fez estágio no escritório da Universidade de Harvard no Brasil, onde trabalhou com desenvolvimento de sites e base de dados. Em 2010 co-fundou o Kekanto. Desde então, a startup tornou-se uma das principais empresas de seu segmento, recebendo investimento de fundos como a Accel Partners e a Kaszek Ventures. Este episódio foi gravado na FIAP, no auditório do Campus Aclimação, e contou com participação de plateia de mais de duzentas pessoas. Para saber mais: Bruno Yoshimura: http://br.linkedin.com/in/brunoyoshimura Acompanhe e participe nos canais do Man in the Arena: YouTube: http://youtube.com/maninthearenatv​ Facebook fan page: http://facebook.com/maninthearenatv​ iTunes (Video): https://itunes.apple.com/br/podcast/m​... iTunes (Audio): https://itunes.apple.com/br/podcast/m​...​

An accomplished investor, advisor, and board member, Mike Ward has invested in private companies for nearly a decade. Mike has a proven track record in his ability to invest in companies and help them to scale and execute strategy, having helped companies such as Ripple, Honk, 1080 Payments, Dollar Shave Club, World First, and Elevate Growth Partners, among others. Previously a financial industry executive, Mike has over a decade of experience driving profitability, business strategy and leadership. Mike joined World First in January 2015, as Chief Executive Officer for North America and Chief Revenue Officer of the Group. Mike was responsible for strategic commercial operations, including customer acquisition, Marketing, Partnerships, Dealing, and new products. The company has transacted with over 130,000 private clients and 60,000 companies, and last year transacted over $12bn. World First was sold to Ant Financial for $500m. Before World First, Mike previously held the post of CEO for North America and Europe at OzForex, an online foreign exchange and global payments provider. In 2013 he and the executive took the company public through a liquidity event for Macquarie Bank, Accel Partners, and The Carlyle Group. Mike has also previously held positions as a Co-Chairman at Bridgepoint Health and as a Vice President of Sales & Trading at Jameson Bank. Presently, Mike holds the title of CEO at AnthemIQ, a leading commercial real estate transaction company. Growing up in Toronto, Mike moved to the States to attend university and indulge in his passion for playing ice hockey, while studying Finance at Liberty University. Mike currently resides in Austin, Texas. This podcast is brought to you by Schneider Electric. Supporting Canadian businesses with innovative energy management and automation solutions. Schneider Electric...your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency. Click here to learn more. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to stay up-to-date on the latest #entrepreneur podcasts and news? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter

Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. In this episode, we spoke with Bill Ready, president of commerce and payments at Google, about the features Google has put in place to make it easier for merchants to get discovered. Bill also dives into the key consumer trends impacting e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retail as well the steps Google is taking to improving the consumer shopping journey. Before joining Google, Bill was the Chief Operating Officer at PayPal, responsible for product, technology, engineering, end-to-end customer experiences and chaired PayPal's Operating Group which was responsible for delivering on revenue and profit goals for the company globally. Previously, Bill was CEO of Braintree and Venmo, building both from early stage startups into industry leaders which were ultimately acquired by PayPal. He also served as executive in residence at Accel Partners, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital and growth equity firm, as president of iPay Technologies where he guided the company through a period of rapid growth and subsequent sale to Jack Henry & Associates, and worked as a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company. If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know by subscribing to our channel and giving us a 5 star rating us on Apple Podcasts. - - - - - - Hosted by Paul Lewis Written and produced by Gabriella Bock Edited by Trenton Waller

In this episode, Hall welcomes Tom Wisniewski, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Newark Venture Partners.Newark Venture Partners identifies, invests in, and supports the best in class B2B software founders from all over the country as they build innovative solutions for some of today's most complex business challenges. They lead or participate in Seed rounds with investments of up to $2 million.Tom previously founded the RosePaul family office, and RP Ventures which has invested in 20+ tech start-ups. Notable exits include Pond5 (to Accel Partners and Stripes Group), LiveLOOK (acquired by Oracle), Kanvas (acquired by AOL), Anvato (acquired by Google), Cannonball (acquired by Google), Confirm.io (acquired by Facebook). In addition, RosePaul is a Limited Partner in leading venture funds such as Greycroft Ventures, ff Venture Capital, ERA Accelerator. Tom is an active member of the NY Angles, the Black and Latino Angel Investment Fund, and a Board Member of the New Jersey Innovation Institute. Across Tom's many roles, he works to deepen collaboration within the Newark/NYC tech ecosystem, create opportunities for founders, and mentor diverse entrepreneurs and investors. Tom has an MBA from Dartmouth and a BA in Physics and Philosophy from Clark University. Tom advises entrepreneurs and investors, discusses the state of startup investing and how he sees it evolving, and shares his investment philosophy. You can visit Newark Venture Partners at and , via LinkedIn at , and via Twitter at .   You can contact Tom via email at , via LinkedIn at , and via Twitter at .  _____________________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:    Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out    For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please subscribe, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .

In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, Jeff sits down with Brian Grey from Remind to discuss the importance of creating a clear two-way communications system between school districts and community members. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our http://teachercast.net/contact (Contact Page) and let us know how we can help you today! In This Episode ... We will discuss back-to-school and why school will be even more challenging this year – what is driving this The Relationship Gap and how it's contributing to the widening learning gap Two-Way Communication – Crucial to building relationships Mobile-First – Reaching people where they are Accessible Communication (SMS Messages) Multi-Language Friendly Why communication is more important than ever (Why Remind is doing and tie back into the areas above) How to access your education anytime and anywhere. com/plans About Remind Remind is the leading two-way communication platform in education, helping educators reach students and parents where they are. With easy-to-use features that allow schools, districts and other educational organizations to activate engagement across their communities, Remind connects the people and resources that help give every student the opportunity to succeed. Links of Interest Website: https://www.remind.com (https://www.remind.com) Twitter: https://twitter.com/remindhq (https://twitter.com/remindhq) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RemindHQ/ (https://www.facebook.com/RemindHQ/) About our Guest Bio - About Brian Grey: Brian Grey is the Executive Chairman of Remind.com, the largest network of teachers, students, parents, and administrators in the U.S. With nearly 30 million monthly active users, Remind's communication platform is rapidly emerging as a vital service that supports 2-way communication, family engagement, and personalized learning for all stakeholders who share Remind's vision to give every student an opportunity to succeed. Headquartered in San Francisco, Remind is venture backed by firms including Kleiner Perkins, Social Capital, GSV Acceleration, and OwlVC. Prior to joining Remind, Brian held several leadership roles in the technology and sports media sectors, including serving as CEO of Bleacher Report, SVP/GM of Fox Sports Interactive, and VP/GM of Yahoo! Sports. He has also served as a technology and digital media startup company advisor and investor, serving as an independent CEO advisor to 20 startup CEOs representing a wide array of industries and venture capital investors including Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Battery Ventures, GGV Capital, Greylock Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint Ventures, Social Capital, and Trinity Ventures. Links of Interest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bgrey/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bgrey/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgrey?lang=en (https://twitter.com/bgrey) Follow our Podcast and Subscribe https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/teachercast-podcast/ (View All Episodes) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-teachercast-podcast/id546631310?mt=2 (Apple Podcasts) https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmZlZWRidXJuZXIuY29tL1RlYWNoZXJjYXN0Q2FzdFBvZGNhc3RGZWVk (Google Podcasts) https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/teachercast-podcast/the-teachercast-podcast-network-your-educational-professional?refid=stpr (Stitcher Radio) Follow our Host Jeff Bradbury | http://www.twitter.com/jeffbradbury (@JeffBradbury) TeacherCast | http://www.twitter.com/teachercast (@TeacherCast) Join our PLN Are you enjoying the TeacherCast Network, please share your thoughts with the world by https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/teachercast-podcast-teachercast-educational-network/id546631310 (commenting on Apple Podcasts) today? I enjoy reading and sharing your comments on the...

Hola amigos, hoy contamos con la presencia de un emprendedor de lujo: Santiago Sosa.Santiago Sosa es CEO y Co-Fundador de Tienda Nube en Argentina y Nuvemshop en Brasil. Es Ingeniero en informática en el ITBA y realizó programas ejecutivos organizados por Kaszek Ventures en el Stanford School of Business. Tiendanube hoy tiene 80.000 clientes en todo Latam, más de 400 profesionales en el equipo y más de 80.000 millones en ventas al año. Durante el 2020 el negocio creció un 557% y la empresa recibió una última ronda de inversión de U$ 89 millones del fondo Accel Partners entre otros fondos de inversión muy importantes.Temas de la entrevista:Intro y bienvenida#1 - Empecemos por el principio, ¿Qué es Tiendanube hoy? ¿Cómo la describirías a la empresa  #2 - La empresa nació en 2010. ¿cómo surgió la idea? ¿Y me interesa saber si la idea original terminó teniendo éxito o la tuvieron que ir cambiando o adaptando?#3 - En el año 2012 decidieron lanzar Tiendanube en Brasil "Nuvemhop", ¿cómo fue esa decisión de lanzarse al mercado más grande de Latinoamérica a solo dos años de haber lanzado la empresa. Te parece que fue una buena decisión, frente haberse expandido a otros mercados como México o Colombia. ¿Cuáles fueron las dificultades que enfrentaron y cómo les fue?#4 ¿Como fue el puntapié inicial? ¿Fuiste a San Pablo?#5 - ¿Te imaginabas cuando entraste a la facultad que ibas a ser emprendedor?#6 - Volviendo al tema de Brasil, si tuvieras que comparar, más allá del tamaño, que diferencias ves entre el mercado argentino y el brasilero de ecommerce, ¿y cómo hicieron para adaptarte a esas diferencias?#7 - Nacieron en una universidad, tuvieron apoyo de un programa del gobierno, una aceleradora, fondos internacionales, .. ¿Sabias que existía todo ese círculo de crecimiento? #8 - Porque te parece que ustedes pudieron lograr hacer ese camino y otras compañías no?#9 - ¿Cuáles son las ventajas y las desventajas de tener inversores en tu empresa? ¿Como impactó la pandemia en su negocio? #10 - ¿Como hicieron para tomar 300 personas en 18 meses y no perder el espíritu de equipo? ¿Como es ese desafío?#11 - Y vos , Santiago, en ese sentido ¿Como tuviste que cambiar vos como CEO de tener 10 empleados a 400? ¿Como te adaptaste?#12 - Si tenes que pensar en el futuro, ¿Cómo te imaginas el futuro de TiendaNube durante los próximos 5 años? ¿Cómo te imaginas el crecimiento, en qué áreas, estás ante un obstáculo que implica solo escalar o también vas a mejorar o pulir la propuesta de valor?#13 Desde la perspectiva del que vende, están llegando a más de 100 mil clientes, entre los que venden mucho y los que están más retrasados, detectas algún "tip"?Despedida y agradecimiento- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Muchas gracias por estar del otro lado. Hasta la aproxima!

Detect Technologies, a company specializing in industrial AI, has raised $12 million in a round led by Accel Partners and Elevation Capital. According to the company's statement, the money will be used to enhance worldwide industrial efficiency and extend the company's position as a leader in industrial digitalization. The firm provides a wide range of AI and IoT solutions for the industrial sector.BMW i Ventures announce their second sustainability-focused fund for early to mid-stage startups in the industries of transportation, manufacturing, supply chain and others. Previously, investments of the VC firm's first fund, BMW i Ventures Fund 1, had helped companies in their journey to public.ServiceTitan, a software company built to accelerate the home and commercial service industries, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Aspire Software, a landscaping business management software provider. Alongside the acquisition, the company announced its $200 million Series G funding from Thoma Bravo at a valuation of $9.5 billion. This acquisition marks ServiceTitan's second investment in the last twelve months (previously ServicePro) and its largest to date.Slack launches Huddles, a feature to encourage casual conversations that get missed out due to remote working, and new video sharing and recording capabilities to help users share their thoughts ahead of a scheduled meeting, as per their convenience. These features would be rolled out for paid teams.Device42 has developed a new solution that analyses your infrastructure and provides recommendations for cost-effective cloud migration. The program uses machine learning to assist in the discovery of the optimum configuration. Device42 is a software business founded in 2012 that specializes in hybrid IT discovery and application dependency mapping.Ably, a synchronized digital experience platform provider has announced that it has raised $70 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners and Dawn Capital LLP. Other participants include Digital Horizon, Forward Partners, and MMC Ventures, Triple Point. The new funds will help Ably continue developing and innovating its platform, giving businesses a comprehensive solution for offloading the rising complexity of real-time data synchronization at scale for distributed applications, devices, and hybrid cloud environments.A pan-European venture capital firm, Nauta Capital, has announced ambitions to invest in pre-seed deeptech businesses across Europe. The specialized venture program will provide funding to pre-seed B2B deeptech businesses in order to help them develop and thrive. Nauta Funding's new initiative, motivated by a shortage of capital available for pre-seed and pre-revenue B2B deeptech enterprises, will support 12-16 startups for the next 12 months to close the gap and propel Europe's next generation of deeptech entrepreneurs.Shogun has raised $67.5 million in a $575 million Series C funding round led by Insight Partners. The cash will improve the company's two major products, Shogun Frontend and Page Builder. Frontend, Shogun's newest offering, is a “headless” solution aimed at web designers and others who want to create more personalized experiences. It caters to the midmarket to the corporate consumers and has hundreds of clients.   ARIADNEXT, French remote identity verification, and digital identity creation company, has been bought by IDnow, a German identity verification startup. As a result of the acquisition, IDNow is now on a level with OnFido, Europe's other major participant. IDnow will keep ARIADNEXT's offices in Rennes, Paris, Madrid, Bucharest, Iasi, Warsaw, and its approximately 125 employees. Mandolin, a concert live stream platform to help artists, venues, and fans connect through live music, has raised $12 million in its Series A fundraise in an oversubscribed round co-led by 645 Ventures and Foundry Group. Existing investors, High Alpha and TIME Ventures, participated in the round.Pietra, a platform providing Creators business-building tools, has announced its Series A fundraise of $15 million in a round led by Founders Fund with participation from its existing investor, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), TQ Ventures, Abstract Ventures and other strategic investors.Nodes & Links, a startup offering AI and cloud tools for engineering projects to be delivered on time and budget, has announced its Series A fundraise of €9.3 million ($11 million roughly). The round was led by urban sustainability-focused fund 2150, alongside Zigg Capital and Westerly Winds.FloLive, an IoT company, has raised an additional $15.5 million in a Series B investment round led by Intel Capital. The additional money will be used to improve the company's service and invest in and develop the company's technology stack and upgrade its network to 5G. Rather than creating new infrastructure, FloLive's approach is to stitch together networks from several places and run them as a single network.Gusto, a unicorn company developing web-based payroll solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, has announced the launch of its new product, Gusto Embedded Payroll (GEP), which facilitates software developers to embed and customize payroll directly into their software. Noname Security, an enterprise API security business, raised $60M in a Series B funding round headed by Insight Partners. The company offers a security platform that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to assist businesses in monitoring and securing both managed and uncontrolled APIs. Since its launch, the firm has recruited 40 technical, reseller, and channel partners in six months.Hyperexponential (hx), a mathematical software provider for the insurance sector, raised $18 million in a funding round headed by Highland Europe. According to the company, actuaries, data scientists, and underwriters may use Hx's Renew SaaS platform to create, deploy, and update insurance pricing models more quickly.

Hilary Mason, CEO of Hidden Door and data scientist in residence at Accel Partners, talks with World of DaaS host Auren Hoffman. Hilary previously co-founded Fast Forward Labs, which was acquired by Cloudera, and served as the Chief Scientist at bit.ly. Auren and Hilary explore how data science has progressed in the past decade, the role of data science in an organization, and data ethics.World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts You can find Auren on Twitter at @auren

Carlos N. Escutia es el fundador y CEO de GroWrk Remote, una plataforma global de tecnología desarrollando la infraestructura logística para servir las necesidades del futuro del trabajo. Previo a GroWrk, Carlos fue el Co-fundador y COO de CasaOne, una compañía de tecnología dedicada a la renta de muebles respaldada por Accel Partners ($78m USD de fondeo levantado a la fecha). Anteriormente, Carlos fue Operador de Fondos para el fondo de capital de riesgo del FIS, un fondo de VC con $100M USD bajo administración. Carlos también se desempeñó como Banquero de Inversión para Wells Fargo Securities en Nueva York, proveyendo servicios de M&A y levantamiento de capital para empresas Fortune 500 con un total de 4 billones USD en transacciones cerradas. Carlos obtuvo su MBA en NYU Stern School of Business. En este episodio Carlos nos explica cómo cuidar nuestra ergonomía y nos da algunos tips para no descuidar nuestra saluda en el trabajo remoto, también nos cuenta el reto que es para las organizaciones proveer experiencias para los empleados que están en remoto y aquellos que están en las oficinas, nos explica por qué el modelo híbrido es el más complejo y difícil de sostener a través del tiempo tanto para las organizaciones como para los individuos, además hablamos de: Los riesgos para los individuos y las organizaciones con el modelo híbrido. Nos platica sobre el riesgo de perder talento en aquellas organizaciones que se resistan al Trabajo Remoto. Nos cuenta que el principal reto al momento de implementar una estrategia de Trabajo Remoto es el desarrollo y/o mantener una cultura. Nos cuenta que el éxito de aquellas organizaciones que son Remotas radica en entender que verse presencialmente (al menos un par de veces al año) es importante y es necesario. Nos explica que el gran problema de la ergonomía es que las consecuencias muchas veces no las sufrimos de manera inmediata y esto hace que no le prestemos atención. Si las organizaciones no entienden que lo que te pagan está relacionado más al valor que aportas que a la ciudad en donde vives están destinadas a perder talento. Carlos nos Recomienda: Libro: Remoter, by Alexander Torrenegra.

Anand Agrawal is the Co-founder and CTO of Credgenics - India's leading recovery and technology-enabled debt collections platform; servicing 7 Banks, +40 NBFCs and fintech platforms. Ethically reducing the massive bad debts for the clients and ultimately the Indian fiscal scene, they are powered by Accel Partners, Westbridge Capital, Tanglin, Titan Capital and boast of progress in AI and Machine Learning. Anand is an IIT-Delhi alumni with a strong Computer Science background and gained experience as a Lead in the data science team of 1MG and Urban Company.

Jason Spievak is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm on the California Central Coast. Entrada Ventures focuses on disruptive innovations that have the potential to reshape markets. Jason is also a longtime investor, board member, and an executive with Apeel Sciences, which is reinventing the multitrillion-dollar global fresh produce market. Prior to that, Jason was Co-founder and CEO of Invoca, a leading provider of marketing automation technology for inbound phone calls. They were backed by some big names in the venture capital community like Accel Partners, Upfront Ventures, and Salesforce. Before founding Invoca, Jason was CFO at CallWave, where he led the company's successful IPO in 2004. He has had an esteemed experience throughout Silicon Valley in various different venture capital firms. He also teaches a startup class in UCSB's Technology Management Program. In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran interviews Jason Spievak, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures, about Jason's strategies for growing multibillion-dollar businesses. They also talk about the story behind the founding of Apeel Sciences and how disruptive technologies impact venture capital funds.

In this episode, Abhihshek Goyal, Co-founder @Tracxn & Serial Angel Investor, joins our host Digjay, to talk about his exciting journey as an entrepreneur, VC & an angel investor, learnings from his previous startups & scaling his latest venture – Tracxn, how being a VC & an angel investor influences his operating style as an entrepreneur, Abhishek's investment in Flipkart, his approach to angel investing & fundraising advice for founders. Abhishek started his career with Yahoo & Amazon and also founded two startups before joining Accel Partners. After working for 3 years at Accel, Abhishek plunged back into entrepreneurship, and launched two more startups — UrbanTouch (which was later acquired by online fashion flash sales retailer FashionAndYou), and his current venture Tracxn, an online startup discovery platform for VC funds. Tracxn is backed by angels like Ratan Tata, Nandan Nilekani, Sachin Bansal, Girish Mathrubootham & VCs like Sequoia, Accel & Prime VP. Besides being a serial entrepreneur & ex-VC, Abhishek is also a serial angel investor who has invested in 100+ startups through personal & institutional capital. You can connect with him here on Linkedin / Twitter ---- Show notes – 1. (01:51) Abhishek's journey as an entrepreneur, VC & an angel investor 2. (04:02) Tracxn - Genesis & problem statement; Starting up in US & then scaling the team in India 3. (08:37) Learnings from the previous startups that helped build a strong foundation at Tracxn 4. (09:53) How being a VC & an angel investor influences his operating style as an entrepreneur? 5. (13:13) Investing in Flipkart – The funding backstory 6. (18:23) Approach to angel investing; What motivates Abhishek to back early stage startups? 7. (26:41) Founder perspective – Pitfalls to avoid when raising funds from angels & value-add expectations 8. (30:33) Rapid fire and closing remarks ---- If you liked our episode, you can subscribe to our podcast on any of the major podcasting platforms like Spotify & Apple iTunes. We would appreciate if you could leave us a review on Apple iTunes. This will help others discover the podcast. You can visit thevcpreneur.com and follow us on Twitter @thevcpreneur_ & Instagram @thevcpreneur for more episodes and interesting insights on the startup ecosystem. You can also follow our host Digjay on Linkedin & Twitter

Join David Nour and Randy Seidl on this episode of the Sales Community's Tech Sales Insights Podcast with Keegan Riley, the Chief Revenue Officer for Sysdig. Sysdig is a San Francisco-based cybersecurity startup with over $200M in VC funding from Accel Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Insight Venture Partners, Glynn Capital, and Goldman Sachs. Before joining Sysdig in 2018, Keegan was VP and General Manager of North America Data Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, running a $1.5B/year P&L. He joined HPE via the acquisition of Nimble Storage, where as VP of Americas Sales he helped build the company from VC backed startup, through a successful IPO, and the eventual acquisition to HPE. Prior to Nimble, he held engineering, sales, and leadership roles at HP Lefthand Networks, EMC Corporation, and multiple startups. Outside of work, Keegan dedicates most of his philanthropic efforts to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He is part of the St. Jude Chicago Advisory Council and serves as the Committee Chair for the St. Jude Chicago Golf Classic, an event that has raised over $25M for the St. Jude Mission. He's also participated in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon several times as a sponsor, fundraiser, and (very slow 5k) runner. Keegan holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, and an MBA in Management and Organization from the USC Marshall School of Business. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife and two daughters. Keegan is also our Tech Sales Insights Live on LinkedIn today at Noon ET - Join us! Show notes from this podcast will be featured in the Sales Community. Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/salescommunity/message

From investing all his savings in Sahil Barua's Delhivery in 2011 to becoming an angel investor in 130 Indian startups, the story of Abhishek Goyal, Co-founder, Tracxn is worth listening for everyone in the ecosystem.  Being an Ex-Yahoo & Amazon employee, Abhishek stepped into the startup investing ecosystem with Accel Partners in 2008.Traxcn aims to become the largest platform tracking Innovative Startups, Private Companies & Emerging Sectors globally. They track millions of companies, to enable Investors & global corporates to track sectors of their interest effortlessly.During the podcast, Abhishek talks about how to identify founders who'll make category-creating startups, important signals to predict a brand's success, starting as an Angel investor in the ecosystem.Notes - 03:06 - Background with Yahoo & Amazon, joining Accel Partners09:58 - The story behind Accel's investment in Flipkart16:33 - Identifying patterns and traits in successful founders18:09 - Unlearning your existing beliefs as an investor22:01 - Explaining Unicorn startups and the general notion of ownership amongst investors29:47 - Importance of customer signals at an early stage31:28 - “Capital doesn't follow fundamentals, fundamentals follow the capital.”36:10 - “10 years later we as Indians won't be celebrating Unicorns.”37:44 - Sectors he's bullish for this decade: SaaS, EdTech, and Banking among others46:42 - Preventing forced exits being an Angel investor49:36 - Advice to first-time investors in Startups55:01 - Reading and keeping himself updated with Startup news

In the middle of an engagement, the CEO of Instamojo says this:”You know Mohit, we have been running this business for seven, eight years, but it's only now we have understood what we really do”Mohit Bansal is the Founder of Deck Rooster, a Chandigarh based company that conceptualises and creates startup pitch decks.Decks that get high praise from clients:“Don't waste two per cent on a Banker, these folks at Deck Rooster rock!” - Ravish Naresh, CEO, KhataBook.“Deck Rooster guys not only helped bring our story to life with visuals, but were an equal thought-partner in helping me articulate the story. Strongly recommend.” - Vikram Chopra, Co-founder and CEO, Cars24Deck Rooster's clients include startups funded by Goldman Sachs, Accel Partners, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia, IDG, Blume VC, Y Combinator and other top investors.As the Founder and chief Storyteller at Deck Rooster, Mohit has had a fascinating journey - from being fired as an intern and being terrified of public speaking… to now confidently creating decks that raise millions of dollars in funding.In this conversation, we discuss:Mohit's unique honesty and how that helps him at workHow he uses an ‘army of referrers' to spread the word about Deck RoosterHis unique visual approach to crafting the pitch storyWhy it's critical for him to find the “anchor” of the story firstSome specific tools that he prefers to create his decks (including one by Microsoft that will surprise you!)Links to Resources:Deck Rooster Website: https://www.deckrooster.com/ The Steve Jobs Video mentioned in the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiXK11naSfY For more information on Story Rules, you can check out the website or you can connect with me on LinkedIn.

In this episode of The Breakout Growth Podcast, Sean Ellis interviews Yuliya Malysh, Head of Growth and Self Serve Business at Miro, a B2C2B collaborative whiteboarding solution. Miro was founded in Russia and its viral breakout growth helped attract a $25M investment led by Accel Partners, a top Silicon Valley VC firm. In the interview, Yulia shares her insights into what is driving this breakout growth. She covers a broad range of topics including: How her team is organized The process that her team follows to accelerate growth How her team fits into the broader organization Steps the company took to unlock viral growth such as moving from a free trial model to a freemium plan Yuliya’s strong data background is an important part of her success as head of growth. She explains that data is key to identifying large opportunities for growth, informing hypotheses and generating effective ideas for further accelerating growth. Data also helps teams remain objective and not “fall in love” with their ideas. Yuliya credits a lot of Miro’s breakout growth to an intuitive simple solution for the challenges resulting from the market trend toward more geographically distributed teams. She has clearly identified users that have the biggest needs for the solution and has also identified which users are most effective at accelerating viral adoption. See detailed growth studies on companies interviewed for the Breakout Growth Podcast at: https://growthhackers.com/growth-studies Learn more about Yulya Malysh at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuliya-malysh-66220669/ Learn more about Miro at www.Miro.com Learn more about Sean Ellis at www.seanellis.me

Julian Guthrie is one of the nation's most respected journalists, an international best-selling author, and an inspirational speaker represented by Innovative Entertainment. Over her award-winning, 25-year career, Julian has interviewed some of the world's most successful and interesting people, from Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk to Melinda Gates, Marissa Mayer, Christy Turlington, the late Prof. Stephen Hawking and Peter Thiel. She has spent years researching how men and women win (and it's not the same).Julian spent twenty years at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she won numerous awards, including the Best of the West Award and the Society of Professional Journalists' Public Service Award. Her feature writing and enterprise reporting were nominated multiple times for the Pulitzer Prize.In all her work, she is drawn to underdog stories, and stories that combine great human drama and improbable dreams with technological innovations and breakthroughs. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, loves adventure and travel, loves speaking to groups big and small, is a self-professed word geek, an obsessed storyteller, an avid reader, and a proud mom. She looks at stories as her "little pieces of immortality."n Alpha Girls, award-winning journalist Julian Guthrie takes readers behind the closed doors of venture capital, an industry that transforms economies and shapes how we live. We follow the lives and careers of four women who were largely written out of history - until now.Magdalena Yesil, who arrived in America from Turkey with $43 to her name, would go on to receive her electrical engineering degree from Stanford, found some of the first companies to commercialize internet access, and help Marc Benioff build Salesforce. Mary Jane Elmore went from the corn fields of Indiana to Stanford and on to the storied venture capital firm IVP - where she was one of the first women in the U.S. to make partner - only to be pulled back from the glass ceiling by expectations at home. Theresia Gouw, an overachieving first-generation Asian American from a working-class town, dominated the foosball tables at Brown (she would later reluctantly let Sergey Brin win to help Accel Partners court Google), before she helped land and build companies including Facebook, Trulia, Imperva, and ForeScout. Sonja Hoel, a Southerner who became the first woman investing partner at white-glove Menlo Ventures, invested in McAfee, Hotmail, Acme Packet, and F5 Networks. As her star was still rising at Menlo, a personal crisis would turn her into an activist overnight, inspiring her to found an all-women's investment group and a national nonprofit for girls.These women, juggling work and family, shaped the tech landscape we know today while overcoming unequal pay, actual punches, betrayals, and the sexist attitudes prevalent in Silicon Valley and in male-dominated industries everywhere. Despite the setbacks, they would rise again to rewrite the rules for an industry they love. In Alpha Girls, Guthrie reveals their untold stories.- http://www.julianguthriesf.com/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

Steve Loughlin is a partner at Accel Partners where he focuses on AI, collaboration, and Sass startups at an early stage. Prior to Accel Partners, Steve Loughlin cofounded RelateIQ which offered a relationship intelligence platform that allows teams to track, share and analyze professional relationships. The company was acquired by Salesforce for $390 million.

Semmle, a startup that originally spun out of research at Oxford, announced a $21 million Series B investment today led by Accel Partners. It marked the second time Accel has led an investment in the company. Other investors include Work-Bench, Capital One, Credit Suisse, Google, Microsoft, NASA and Nasdaq Trust. Today's investment brings the total to $31 million. Semmle has warranted this kind of interest by taking a unique approach to finding vulnerabilities in code.

Stewart Butterfield, co-founder of Slack and Flickr, shares lessons from his entrepreneurial journey from philosophy student to creator of hugely popular platforms for sharing and communicating, and how they began as minor features embedded in online games that were otherwise flops. Butterfield speaks with Andrew Braccia of the venture capital firm Accel Partners.